Does drinking more water make you thirstier?

May sound silly, but I suggest brushing your teeth. Water afterwards seems more thirst-quenching than before. Esp helpful after eating something with garlic, onions or very salty.

Also, I don't care for anything with ICE. Nice and cold is OK, but I don't like ice.

I think it's the body's way of encouraging you to keep going. The cells are happy with the hydration level you have achieved and you are getting a signal to keep it up. As we get busy, it is easier to go through the day with suboptimal hydration. For me at work, it seems the more dry I become, the less I want to drink, and I crave caffiene. But if I have a nice drink of water, I will get thirsty later. I wondered if it was only me. Guess not. Drink on! (Bummer about the heartburn - I wonder if it's something you're adding?)

I agree with you on this! The worst part for me is that when you drink, you pee it out at some point, right?. Almost immediately after going to the bathroom, I get thirsty and drink my way to the bathroom again in a few hours!

Plain icey cold water is my favorite though! I've started a new job this week and there are water coolers on every floor. I can't help but keep my water bottle full at all times! Heh - first world problems, right?!

LakeEmerald said:

I think it's the body's way of encouraging you to keep going. The cells are happy with the hydration level you have achieved and you are getting a signal to keep it up. As we get busy, it is easier to go through the day with suboptimal hydration.

This makes perfect sense! It's a little annoying though. Like, gee body, thanks for being happy but can't you just be happy for a bit without pushing for more?

I know what you mean about getting heartburn! For the longest time I would drink water and it would give me really bad heartburn and just make me feel sick to my stomach. I then found out that I have acid reflux, and if I take medication for it like I am supposed to, then water doesn't bother me anymore.

And just like Lori Angel said, be careful to not be drinking TOO MUCH water.

realnursealso/LPN said:

Why Does Drinking Water Create Acidity? | eHow

WOW! Thanks! This was really helpful!!!!

I am, while not HAPPY to hear others have experienced this, at least relieved to feel not so 'crazy'!

Y'all are great!

TheCommuter said:

In addition, people have died from water intoxication, also known as dilutional hyponatremia. This results from consuming too much water.

Water Intoxication & Hyponatremia

YIKES! Good info. Again, thanks!

It affects me the same way. The more I drink the more I want to drink. But goodness, when I drink water I have to pee every 30 minutes it seems. When I'm only drinking Diet Coke, I only have to go a couple times per day. But I know the water is better for me.

It could be that your body is not absorbing it if you don't have enough sodium. Water follows sodium and glucose in absorption in the renal system. So when your body decides that you need water and activates the thirst mechanism you become thirsty. Depending on what you drink you may either pee most of it out or reabsorb most of it. You only have a certain amount of the aquaporin channels to absorb water. It will also go with the sodium and glucose channels to absorb the rest of it. That may be why you still feel thirsty. Not enough sodium or glucose.

My professor taught us about hyponatremia this past semester and told us the Hold Your Pee for a Wii story. When the Wii's initially came out and they were hard to get a radio station had a contest. People drank gallons of water and had to hold their pee. Whoever held it the longest got the Wii. Many medical providers called in to the station telling these Djs how dangerous it was and no one listened. Well this woman won and died 3 days later from hyponatremia. I will forever remember that story.